Here we are late in October and these are the college games I like this week
My first pick will go to Pittsburgh at home against Rutgers. I know that Rutgers has won the past 3 meetings and that the road team is 7-3 ATS in the past 10 meetings, but something tells me that Pittsburgh will come out this year with guns blazing and cover the 9.5 point spread. Sometimes you just have to go with your gut feeling.

Next I like Northwestern on the road at Indiana laying 8 points. Northwestern and Indiana are going in opposite directions this year and Northwestern isn’t likely to have a letdown as this is a hungry team looking to have their best record in quite some time. Also Northwestern is 4-0 ATS on the road this year against teams with a losing record.

I will also stick with Ball State this week at home against Eastern Michigan. Ball State is undefeated this year and I don’t see that changing this week against an EM team that is only 2-6. Also EM is 2-7 ATS the last 9 games against Ball State. Lay the 24.5 points.

I also like Oregon this week on the road against Arizona State laying 4 points. Oregon has beaten ASU the past 3 years and to make matters worse for ASU their QB Carpenter is nursing a high ankle sprain and their backup Sullivan has thrown for 27 yards.

I am picking Georgia Tech this week at home against Virginia laying 12 points. GT and Virginia are both playing well but Ga Tech is home and in this matchup the home team is 9-1 ATS the last 10 meetings, the favorite is 5-1 ATS and Virginia is 1-5 ATS the past 6 meetings at Georgia Tech. Good enough stats for me, lay the points.

I am backing Tulsa this week at home against Central Florida on Sunday night laying 24 points. Tulsa has lost the past 2 games to UCF and revenge has to be on their minds. Tulsa is an offensive machine this year, is undefeated and with the revenge factor I just have to think Tulsa won’t stop scoring even if the game is well in hand. Lay the points.

And last but not least I am going with Notre Dame on the road at Washington. Washington is in total chaos and with ND laying only 11 points I just don’t see how ND can lose this game. Also there are 2 streaks on the line here. ND is 4-0 ATS the last 4 meetings between these teams and the favorite is 4-0 ATS the last 4 as well.

I am also leaning towards a few other games as well. TCU(-31), Missouri(-22.5),
Florida(-24.5) and California(-17).

And last but not least my underdogs this week are Rice(+2.5), SMU(+12) and I’m taking a chance that this week Michigan will show up and I’m grabbing the 3.5 points.

Good Luck and as always bet with your head and not above it.

As for the Pros

 

My first pick in the pros this week is Philadelphia at home against Atlanta laying 9.5.

The Eagles and the Falcons are both off of byes but the Eagles are 9-3 ATS off a bye under Reid, and Westbrook will most likely be back. The Falcons are also 2-6-1 ATS the past 9 meetings between these teams.

 

Well, I’m going to take the Houston Texans this week at home laying 9.5 to the Cincinnati Bengals, who are just awful this year and remain winless. This game was to be played earlier in the season but Hurricane Ike moved the game to this Sunday. Houston has never beaten Cincinnati and this looks like their best opportunity to do so.

 

The Buffalo Bills behind Trent Edwards are playing superb football and I don’t see that changing this week against Miami in Miami and the line is only 1 point, so all the Bills have to do is win. The Bills are 7-0-1 ATS the past 8 meetings between these 2 teams and 4-1-1 ATS the last 6 games played in Miami. Lay the 1 point and take the hotter team.

 

How can you not take the New York Jets this week at home against the Kansas City Chiefs, who are in total disarray.  The Chiefs are also dealing with the Larry Johnson problem and 2 of their QBs are out for the season. Lay the 13 points here and watch Favre have a field day.

 

My last pick is the Baltimore Ravens laying 7 points at home against the Oakland Raiders. I know that 7 points is a lot to lay for the Ravens but Oakland regardless that they won last week against the Jets is still Oakland and this could be just what the doctor ordered for the Ravens to get their confidence back. Also a few stats back my pick,

the home team is 4-1 ATS in this series and Oakland is 1-4 ATS the last 5 meetings.

 

As for over/unders this week I like the over 40.5 in the Dallas/Tampa Bay game and I also like the over 39 in the Jets/Chiefs game and the over 44.5 in the Houston/Cincy game. 

 

 

Well that’s it for another week, GOOD LUCK !!

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